Ashby station (MARTA)

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MARTA rail station

Ashby

MARTA rapid transit station

Ashby Station

General information
Location| 65 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30314
Coordinates| 33°45′23″N 84°25′03″W﻿ / ﻿33.756346°N 84.417556°W﻿ / 33.756346; -84.417556
Owned by| MARTA
Platforms| 2 split platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks| 2 (1 on each level)
Connections|  MARTA Bus: 1, 68
Construction
Structure type| Underground
Parking| daily parking
Bicycle facilities| None
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| W3
History
Opened| December 22, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-22)
Passengers
2013| 1,791 (avg. weekday)[1] 16%
Services
| Preceding station  |  MARTA | Following station

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West Lake

toward Hamilton E. Holmes

|  | Blue Line |  | Vine City

toward Indian Creek

Bankhead

Terminus

|  | Green Line |  | Vine City

toward King Memorial or Edgewood/​Candler Park

| Green Line

Nighttime service

|  | Vine City

Terminus

Location

Ashby is a train station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It incorporates the use of split platforms, where the westbound platform is on the upper level and the eastbound platform is on the lower level. This is to facilitate the Green Line's split toward Bankhead, immediately west of this station.[2]

## History

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Ashby was opened on December 22, 1979 along with all other stations west of Five Points, including the Five Points East/West section itself and excluding Bankhead. Ashby is part of the second oldest section of MARTA, only preceded by the stations east of Five Points.[3]

## Station layout

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G | Street Level  | Exit/Entrance

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Platform level | Westbound | ← Green Line toward Bankhead (Terminus)
← Blue Line toward H. E. Holmes (West Lake)
Side platform, doors will open on the left

Platform level | Eastbound | → Green Line toward Edgewood / Candler Park (weekends toward King Memorial, nights toward Vine City)  →
→ Blue Line toward Indian Creek (Vine City) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

## Renaming proposals

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In 2007 Ashby was proposed to be renamed after Joseph E. Lowery, the current name of Ashby Street, while a different proposal by councilman Ivory Lee Young, Jr. suggested changing it to Historic Westside Village station, after the mixed-use development adjacent to the station.[citation needed]

## Attractions

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* Atlanta University Center
* The Busy Bee Café
* Bronner Bros.
* Washington Park
* BeltLine Westside Trail
* Walmart

## Bus routes

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The station is served by the following MARTA bus routes:

* Route 1 - Marietta Boulevard / Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard
* Route 68 - Benjamin E. Mays Drive

## See also

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* MARTA rail

## References

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1. ^ "2014 Transportation Fact Book" (PDF). Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
2. ^ "Ashby". itsmarta. Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
3. ^ "MARTA's West Line Stations: H.E. Holmes; West Lake; Ashby; and Bankhead". YouTube. Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ashby (MARTA station).

* Station Overview
* MARTA Guide
* Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail
* Lowery Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View

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Red Line|

* Airport
* College Park
* East Point
* Lakewood/​Fort McPherson
* Oakland City
* West End
* Garnett
* Five Points
* Peachtree Center
* Civic Center
* North Avenue
* Midtown
* Arts Center
* Lindbergh Center
* Buckhead
* Medical Center
* Dunwoody
* Sandy Springs
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Gold Line|

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* College Park
* East Point
* Lakewood/​Fort McPherson
* Oakland City
* West End
* Garnett
* Five Points
* Peachtree Center
* Civic Center
* North Avenue
* Midtown
* Arts Center
* Lindbergh Center
* Lenox
* Brookhaven/​Oglethorpe
* Chamblee
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Blue Line|

* Hamilton E. Holmes
* West Lake
* Ashby
* Vine City
* GWCC/​CNN Center
* Five Points
* Georgia State
* King Memorial
* Inman Park/​Reynoldstown
* Edgewood/​Candler Park
* East Lake
* Decatur
* Avondale
* Kensington
* Indian Creek

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* Bankhead
* Ashby
* Vine City
* GWCC/​CNN Center
* Five Points
* Georgia State
* King Memorial
* Inman Park/​Reynoldstown
* Edgewood/​Candler Park

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* Dobbs Plaza
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* King Historic District

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